NGC 2775

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Galaxy
NGC 2775
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NGC 2775 imaged using the Hubble Space Telescope
NGC 2775 imaged using the Hubble Space Telescope
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Constellation cancer
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 09 h 10 m 20.12 s
declination + 07 ° 02 ′ 16.6 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (r) from / AGN?  
Brightness  (visual) 10.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 11.2 mag
Angular expansion 4.3 ′ × 3.3 ′
Position angle 155 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation isolated
NGC 2775 group
LGG 169  
Redshift 0.004503 ± 0.000007  
Radial velocity (1354 ± 5) km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(54 ± 4)  ·  10 6  ly
(16.7 ± 1.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date December 19, 1783
Catalog names
NGC  2775 • UGC  4820 • PGC  25861 • CGCG  034-006 • MCG  + 01-24-005 • GC  1771 • H  I 2 • h  564 • GALEX ASC J091020.17 + 070216.7 • NSA 157077 • KIG 309

NGC 2775 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 54 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light-years across. Together with NGC 2777 and PGC 25556 , it forms the small galaxy group NGC 2775 group (LGG 169).

The Type Ia supernova SN 1993Z was observed here.

The object was discovered by William Herschel on December 19, 1783 .

NGC 2775 group ( LGG 169 )

Galaxy Alternative name Distance / million ly
PGC 25556 UGC 4781 58
NGC 2777 PGC 25876 61
NGC 2775 PGC 25861 54

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 2775
  3. ^ VizieR
  4. ↑ Simbad
  5. ↑ Seligman